A company is deploying a major new business application. The application development has been outsourced to several organizations. The company has conducted several workshops with all suppliers and…

A company is deploying a major new business application. The application development has been outsourced to several organizations. The company has conducted several workshops with all suppliers and the testing team. The outcome of their efforts is a streamlined process that has dramatically reduced the cycle time from development to test, improved communications between all groups, and implemented common standards and objectives. What have they achieved?